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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Could be Started earlier than 6yrs depending upon the Child., 13 Aug 2004
By A Customer
'Reader Rabbit' has been around for twenty years now and has remained a favourite, especially with childen who have been 'weaned' onto a PC with the magical help of 'Reader Rabbit' and 'Sam the Lion', friends who appear throughout the whole series, maintaining that all-important point of familiarity with young children. This three-CD set moves on from the previous packages aimed at quite young children and aims to further build upon the learning curve already achieved, by the completion of the earlier tasks. The software retains the 'fun' aspect throughout, but the child is learning all the time as the 'tasks' get slightly harder with relative ease. If already familiar with the younger software sets, we believe that this set could be started earlier than the age stated. It is a cute and safe programme to leave a younger child alone with and as they progress it is easy to check on how they are doing without peering over their shoulder every five minutes! Important to us is the fact that the levels are saved so the child can carry on from where he/she left off on a previous visit, as the level is saved when the child logs out.The programme aims to develop Maths, Reading, Year 2 - children aged 6-8 years. Older children who already have 'hands-on' experience may find the graphics too basic! Having said that the content is very good and serves as a useful 'revision' tool if it is the first visit to the 'Reader Rabbit' learning programme. The Maths programme includes, Number Work:- Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying & Dividing; Counting Money; Estimating; Telling the Time; Solving Basic Equations; Measuring; Area & Length. The Reading programme includes:- Building Vocabulary; Comprehension; Superlatives; Rhyming Words; Multiple Syllables; Compound Words; Consonant Blends; Long & Short Vowels; Creativity & Writing and Story Endings. The Year 2 Programme aims to develop:- Reading, Comprehension, Creative Writing, 'Carry/Borrow' Subtraction, Fractions & Multiplications, Complex Vowels, Nouns, Verbs & Adjectives, Geometrical Shapes and Science & Ecology. A popular and successful programme, we would recommend buying this, especially at the excellent price Amazon are offering it at!
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